Ralph Hall mistakenly visits LGBT event

Texas GOP Rep. Ralph Hall raised eyebrows last week when he sauntered into an LGBT event for the Victory Fund, a political action committee focused on electing and supporting LGBT politicians.

The conservative oldest serving member of the House, who supports the Defense of Marriage Act, chatted with fellow attendees and even had a drink. But, as it turns out, he had showed up to the wrong June 5 event, the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday. Hall thought he was at a function for a fellow congressman that was to take place the same day. Upon inquiring about his colleague, however, the Republican realized that this wasn’t quite the event he was looking for.

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“When I inquired about the congressman being honored, the sponsor did not know anything about that reception and presented his card. At that moment I realized that this was not the reception I intended to attend, and I put down my glass, thanked the sponsor, and told him we would be leaving,” Hall told The Hill.

“Many of those in attendance probably were surprised to see me walk in, but were not surprised to see me leave quickly,” the congressman added.

To be sure Hall’s appearance drew a bunch of confused tweets, including one from Metro Weekly political editor Justin Snow who tweeted a picture of Hall: